04 Aug ’23 Post Mortem on BankNifty - no change in stance
Banknifty on the other hand is still in the bearish zone and still continues to provide some hope for the handful of bears that are left. Even though we ended up with 0.82% gains compared to 0.7% of Nifty, banks are still not out of bear hold.
The reason is the price action. We had an intraday rally of 601pts ~ 1.35% and then a fall of 525pts ~ 1.17%. Although I changed my stance of Nifty from bearish to neutral, I do not wish to change the stance of banknifty. I prefer to go with bearish bias, but the situations are not conducive for a fall. The crash in India VIX to 10.57% ~ -5.48% is the biggest example.
There is absolutely no fear, the options prices are reflective of that. Since the premiums have dropped, an option seller would be quite scary to take naked positions home. A small rise in volatility will unleash the beast in banknifty - an area to look for is the “Loan growth” reported by the banks and not just their quarterly revenue or profits. Loan growth shows the actual demand. Are people coming in flocks to take new loans? That too with high interest rates?
The reason is the price action. We had an intraday rally of 601pts ~ 1.35% and then a fall of 525pts ~ 1.17%. Although I changed my stance of Nifty from bearish to neutral, I do not wish to change the stance of banknifty. I prefer to go with bearish bias, but the situations are not conducive for a fall. The crash in India VIX to 10.57% ~ -5.48% is the biggest example.
There is absolutely no fear, the options prices are reflective of that. Since the premiums have dropped, an option seller would be quite scary to take naked positions home. A small rise in volatility will unleash the beast in banknifty - an area to look for is the “Loan growth” reported by the banks and not just their quarterly revenue or profits. Loan growth shows the actual demand. Are people coming in flocks to take new loans? That too with high interest rates?
